Review Guidelines

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Sample High-Quality Reviews

The Blackstone Group

Uppers: Most people are brilliant and team oriented. The firm is highly entrepreneurial.

Downers: The hours can be harsh.

Comments: To succeed at Blackstone, you must be internally driven to be the very best. If you are this type of person, Blackstone is an incredibly rewarding place to work. If you are not or are not confident in your technical skills, there are probably more suitable places to begin your career.

The Boston Consulting Group

Uppers: My peers and most of my leaders are amazing

Downers: Our development/advancement processes have become less transparent.

Comments: Ask the questions that get you past the surface answers. Learn how you will be staffed, how to best navigate the culture and what criteria you will be evaluated on. Be prepared to receive good feedback often but have to push for areas for development.

BDO USA, LLP

Uppers: Flexibility and working with great people.

Downers: Not currently staffed for growth.

Comments: BDO is a firm that rewards employees who work hard and are dedicated to the success of the firm.

Northwestern Mutual

Uppers: The client interaction coupled with real life business ownership experience.

Downers: I just wanted to be done with school so that I could run a financial services practice fulltime.

Comments: This internship could lead to your first and last job of your life. It's absolutely worth trying.

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